Pitcher · 2024
Will Smith
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Number
- #13
- Born
- July 10, 1989 in Newnan, GA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 23, 2012
- Drafted
- 2008, round 7
- College
- Gulf Coast CC
- High school
- Northgate
- Salary, 2024
- $5M
- dbWAR
- -.3 1 season(s)
- IP
- 41.1
- ERA
- 6.53
- FIP
- 5.27
- K/9
- 6.3
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
Will Smith is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2024 he struck out 29 batters over 41.1 innings across 45 appearances, going 0-4. His ERA of 6.53 was 60.1% higher than the league average of 4.08 — the worst on his team, and 509th of 541 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.27 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.7% of swings (11.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.6%. His -0.3 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2024.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 72 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .235 | .264 | .382 | .279 | 22.2% |
| vs RHB | 114 | 97 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 13 | .299 | .393 | .526 | .393 | 11.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Will Smith throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2024.
| Slider | 301 | 80.6 | 2,401 | 46.5% | 31.3% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 195 | 91.2 | 2,215 | 43.1% | 10.2% | |
| Changeup | 98 | 85.8 | 2,006 | 33.7% | 27.7% | |
| Curveball | 79 | 76.3 | 2,158 | 45.6% | 25.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | 0 | 41.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 6.53 | 5.27 | 1.45 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 160 | 129 | -0.3 | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2024 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.